New UN report reveals devastating human toll of disasters in 'hottest year on record'
New York, Feb 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A new analysis issued on Thursday by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) shows that 2015 – the hottest year on record – confirmed that weather and climate-related disasters now dominate disaster trends linked to natural hazards.
Climate outlook 'particularly concerning' in southern Africa due to El Nino - UN agency
New York, Feb 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS) El Niño conditions have caused the lowest recorded rainfall between October and December across many regions of Southern Africa in at least 35 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reported in its latest report.
Meteorite did not kill Indian man, NASA says
Washington/ New Delhi, Feb 10 (IBNS) American space agency NASA has refused to accept reports that an Indian driver was killed in Tamil Nadu by a meteorite.
New satellite-based maps to aid in climate forecasts
California, Feb 10 (IBNS) New, detailed maps of the world’s natural landscapes created using NASA satellite data could help scientists better predict the impacts of future climate change.
Leopards spotted again near Bangalore school
Bangalore, Feb 10 (IBNS) Two more leopards were seen roaming near the Vibgyor school at Varthur in Bangalore on Tuesday, only two days after a leopard had entered the school premises and was captured later, said media reports quoting forest officials.
Ban welcomes proposal for first binding limits on airlines' carbon emissions
New York, Feb 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Welcoming a proposal by the United Nation's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on the first binding limits on carbon dioxide emissions from the aviation industry, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for further strengthening of emissions standards as quickly as possible.
Poachers kill rhino in Kaziranga
Guwahati, Feb 9 (IBNS) : Poachers have killed another one horned rhinoceros in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Tuesday, officials said.
Aircel Kolkata trade partners join hands to ‘Save Our Tigers’
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS) Building on its commitment towards the cause of tiger conservation in India, Aircel organized a two-day field visit for its trade partners from Kolkata to Sunderbans National Park and Tiger reserve.
CSE slams the statement of Jaguar and Land Rover Chief
New Delhi Feb 8 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment on Monday condemned the misleading remark of the Jaguar and Land Rover Chief Ralph Ralf Speth in claiming that their cars act like air purifying machines.
Leopard enters Bangalore school, tranquilized
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IBNS) Ending a long operation, officials captured a leopard which had entered a school close to Bangalore city in Karnataka on Sunday.
NASA's GPM Satellite examines violent thunderstorms
California, Feb 6 (IBNS) Severe weather moved through the southern U.S. on February 2 and 3, and NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM core satellite examined the violent thunderstorms.
Apollo Astronaut Edgar Mitchell dies at age 85
California, Feb 6 (IBNS) Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, lunar module pilot on Apollo 14, passed away Thursday in West Palm Beach, Fla., on the eve of the 45th anniversary of his lunar landing.
Taipei, Feb 6 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a massive earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Taiwan on Saturday.
NASA's James Webb Space telescope primary mirror fully assembled
California, Feb 5 (IBNS) The 18th and final primary mirror segment is installed on what will be the biggest and most powerful space telescope ever launched.
Pluto's mysterious, floating hills
Los Angeles, Feb 5 (IBNS) The nitrogen ice glaciers on Pluto appear to carry an intriguing cargo: numerous, isolated hills that may be fragments of water ice from Pluto’s surrounding uplands.